Hierarchical spatial patterns and drivers of change in benthie macroinvertebrate communities in an intermittent Mediterranean river

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 742-760

  Hughes, Samantha J ^a,b,d   Ferreira, Teresa ^a   Cortes, Rui V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Basin; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Habitat; Mediterranean rivers; Partial canonical correspondence analyses; Reach; River habitat survey; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; ODELOUCA RIVER; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 50149113089     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.866     Document Type: Article

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